Jane Smiley, Jonathan Franzen, Don Delillo: Narratives of Everyday Justice

Polley (American literature and culture, Kong Kong Baptist U.) explains in his introductory chapter (titled "Ends and Odds") that "American culture obsesses over public mediations of justice. American novelists and dramatists speak to this cultural spectacle of everyday justice." He examines these themes in works by the authors announced in the title, offering close readings of The Greenlanders and Horse Heaven, (Jane Smiley); The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen); and Valparaiso (Don De Lillo). Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)